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  • Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1755, seen from the west, with two small views of the volcano in 1631, and of the volcano's crater in section. Coloured etching by N. D'Oraty.
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • The crater of Astruni: vegetation, the gamekeeper's lodge and a volcanic pool. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The road leading from the Grotto of Posillipo inland to Pianura, showing strata of "rapilli" and other volcanic substances. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Geological observations on the volcanic islands, visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the Geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836 / [Charles Darwin].
  • The eruption of a volcano by the sea (Vesuvius?); lighthouse and boats in the foreground. Coloured mezzotint.
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting violently at night over the bay of Naples, with two spectators and a guard on watch from the castle in the foreground. Gouache painting.
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting dramatically in 1754, with three spectators looking on. Etching by R. Benard after Delarue.
  • Vesuvius in eruption, with spectators on the beach at Naples and the Neapolitan skyline in the foreground. Colour process print after J.M.W. Turner.
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting violently at night over the bay of Naples, with two spectators and a guard on watch from the castle in the foreground. Gouache painting.
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, with smoke, fire, and lava, over the Bay of Naples. Gouache, 1794.
  • A volcano (Mount Etna?) erupting at night. Coloured aquatint.
  • Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Benjamin Moseley. Stipple engraving by Marie-Anne Bourlier after R.M. Paye.
  • Interior of the crater of one of the little mountains raised by the eruption of Vesuvius in 1760, with large and small fragments of larva. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • Mounts Chimborazo and Carguairazo, snowcapped. Coloured aquatint by F. Arnold after J. Gmelin after A. von Humboldt.
  • The island of Stromboli, smoke erupting from its peak. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1768.
  • The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Cotopaxi, snowcapped. Aquatint by F. Arnold after J. Gmelin after A. von Humboldt.
  • The Solfatara, and the issue of hot vapours from underground lakes caused by the gathering of rainwater below the Solfatara. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • A volcano (Mount Etna?) erupting at night. Coloured aquatint.
  • Lacco (Lacco Ameno), on the island of Ischia composed of volcanic tufa, with other islands raised by volcanic eruptions: view at sunset. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • "Vulcan's cave" at the entrance to the Solfatara, near Naples: jets of steam emerging from the rock floor, watched by spectators. Etching.
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.